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#ADA3C2 Color

#ADA3C2 is rgb(173, 163, 194) in RGB, hsl(259, 20%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADA3C2
HEX#ADA3C2
RGBrgb(173, 163, 194)
HSLhsl(259, 20%, 70%)
HSVhsv(259, 16%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.045 300)
LABlab(68.62% 8.29 -14.62)
LCHlch(68.62% 16.81 299.54)

What #ADA3C2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ADA3C2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.39Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 7.76Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.33Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.06Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 9.12Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.34

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#ADA3C2 Channel Values

How #ADA3C2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 173 · G 163 · B 1948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 20% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 16% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADA3C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADA3C2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADA3C2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADA3C2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ADA3C2
Complementary
#B8C2A3
Analogous
#A3A9C2
Analogous
#BCA3C2
Triadic
#C2ADA3
Triadic
#A3C2AD
Split comp.
#C2BCA3
Split comp.
#A9C2A3

Tints & Shades of #ADA3C2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B8AFCA
#C3BCD2
#CEC8DA
#D9D4E2
#E4E0EB
#EFEDF3

Shades

#9488AF
#79699B
#635681
#4C4162
#362F46
#1F1B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADA3C2.

How #ADA3C2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ADA3C2
Protanopia#A5A5C2
Protanomaly#A8A4C2
Deuteranopia#A6A6C2
Deuteranomaly#A9A5C2
Tritanopia#A9A7A7
Tritanomaly#ABA6B3
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADA3C2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ada3c2: #ADA3C2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADA3C2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ada3c2': '#ADA3C2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.639, blue: 0.761)
Android XML<color name="color_ada3c2">#ADA3C2</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADA3C2"

More Purple Colors

#ADA3C2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ADA3C2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADA3C2?

#ADA3C2 is a light purple — rgb(173, 163, 194) in RGB and hsl(259, 20%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #ADA3C2?

#ADA3C2 is rgb(173, 163, 194) — red 173, green 163, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADA3C2?

#ADA3C2 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADA3C2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADA3C2 scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADA3C2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADA3C2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 13.34, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.